Lee Dae-ho delivered a tiebreaking two-run double in the third inning, and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks hung on to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-4 on Sunday.
With the game tied 2-2 in the third, Lee, who entered the game batting .188, lined a two-out double to left-center that put the visitors up for good. With two outs and a runner on second, the Marines chose to walk cleanup hitter Seiichi Uchikawa to face Lee and got burned.
"It's natural they should choose me to face," Lee said. "I am getting back to where I want to be with my form, but I'm not quite there yet. And after my hit, I didn't do anything after that."